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Brentwood County High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Seven Arches Road, Brentwood CM14 4JF · brentwood-county-high.osborne.coop · 01277 238900

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.2
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,097
78% of 1,405 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21%
First language not English
11.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 96 (Places 156)96September 2023: 115 (Places 229)115September 2024: 112 (Places 205)112September 2025: 125 (Places 207)125September 2026: 120 (Places 205)120Places 205
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262051200.6100%
September 2025Sept 20252071250.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242051120.5100%
September 2023Sept 20232291150.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022156960.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 42.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.1 (England 46.3)42.12017/18: 46.1 (England 46.5)46.12018/19: 41.5 (England 46.7)41.52021/22: 46.4 (England 48.8)46.42022/23: 38.7 (England 46.3)38.72023/24: 41.1 (England 45.9)41.12024/25: 43.2 (England 46.0)43.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.246.0
▼42.5%45.4%
▼62.3%64.8%
▲50.0%40.5%
▼3.874.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140982)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form38.3−10.3
Sixth form college1.2—
Further education42.5+1.1
Other education1.2−0.2
Apprenticeship3−0.6
Employment1.8+0.4
Not in a lasting destination7.2+4.3
Activity not captured4.8+4.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.0 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 33.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 26.3 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 27.6 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 22.0 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 26.3 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 27.8 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
101 studentsC- (27.8)Average +0.02
101 studentsC- (27.8)Average +0.02
84 studentsMerit+ (28.3)Average +0.14
17 studentsPass+ (18.2)Average +0.12
8.6%AAB or better
93.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24117C- (26.3)-0.19
2022/23172D+ (22)—
2021/2298C- (27.6)—
2018/1985C- (26.3)-0.21
2017/18101C+ (33.2)+0.20
2016/17107C- (27.3)+0.17
2015/16112C- (25)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.2−4.7
Other education1.4—
Apprenticeship7+0.9
Employment24.5−1.8
Not in a lasting destination12.6+2.1
Activity not captured8.4+2.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Brentwood County High School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140982), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2017Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140982)

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (209 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
80%
Positive
73%
Replies
209
19% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●83% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●80% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼70% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼65% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼71% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 43%

based on 46 parents (22%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼55% agreeEngland 63%

based on 61 parents (29%) with SEND

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